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Task Force Meeting Information

2023

Minnesota Food Safety and Defense Task Force Meetings

NEXT REGULAR MEETING: January 16, 2024 from 1:30 - 3:30 PM

Attend the January 16 meeting using Microsoft Teams

Or you can call in via audio conference (sorry, this is not a toll-free line) by calling: +1-651-395-7448

Phone Conference ID: 117 029 131#

Individuals with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event please contact Natasha Hedin at 612-247-5888 or through the Minnesota Relay Service at 711 as soon as possible.

Meeting Dates and Agendas

Meeting Minutes

November
- Topics included:
  - National Organic Program - Strengthening Organic Enforcement Overview
  - Training Discussion
  - Member Update - University of Minnesota Extension
September
- Topics included:
  - Oversight of Animal Cell Cultured Foods
  - Training Discussion
  - Sharing of New Guidance Documents and Resources
July
- Topics included:
  - Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Legislative Update
  - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and MDA Partnership Agreement
  - Are we focusing on risk? Insights from the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) Retail Data Analytics project
May
- Topics included:
  - Food Industry Trends - The Acheson Group
  - Grant Application Update (RFA-RD-23-027)
  - Member Update - Minnesota Farm Bureau
January
- Topics included:
  - Food Traceability Final Rule: Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods
  - MDH Foodborne Outbreak Response
  - Government Transparency Requirements

2022

Minnesota Food Safety and Defense Task Force Meetings

Meeting Dates and Agendas

Meeting Minutes

January
- Topics included:
  - Grant Deliverables Discussion
  - Member Update - The Acheson Group
  - Food Innovation Team Updates
  - Decree 248 - China's Facility Registration Requirements
May
- Topics included:
  - FSIS Multi-Year Consumer Research Project
  - Member Update - FDA
  - Hennepin County Climate Action Plan
July
- Topics included:
  - RRT Environmental Assessment Investigation
  - HPAI Response Update
  - Training Discussion
  - Food Innovation Team Update
September
- Topics included:
  - Food Innovation Team Updates and Document Voting
  - Terms of Reference Voting
  - Edible Cannabinoid Product Update
  - AFDO Translations Project Update
November
- Topics included:
  - National Voluntary Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards Update
  - MDA Rapid Response Team Update
  - Food Innovation Team Report
  - IFPTI Fellowship in Food Protection: Tribal-State Relations within Minnesota's Food and Agricultural Landscape Project

2021

Minnesota Food Safety and Defense Task Force Meetings

Meeting Dates and Agendas

Meeting Minutes

November
- Topics included:
  - Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Manufactured Food Program FSMA Outreach Needs Assessment Survey Results
  - Member Update - Ecolab
  - FDA E-Commerce Summit
  - Food Innovation Team Updates
September
- Topics included:
  - Minnesota Department of Health - COVID-19 Update - State of the Pandemic
  - Minnesota Department of Agriculture - FSDTF Reground and Looking Ahead
  - Food Innovation Team Updates
  - Traceability Training Update
July
- Topics included:
  - Minnesota Department of Agriculture Updates
    - Cottage Food Law Changes
    - Hemp in Food FAQ
  - Member Update - Wholesale Produce Supply
  - Food Innovation Team Updates
  - Training Updates
May
- Topics included:
  - Member Update - Rossman Farms
  - Proposed Traceability Rule - Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
  - Terms of Reference Update
  - Announcements
January
- Topics included:
  - Minnesota Cottage Food Producers Association (MNCFPA) Updates
  - Minnesota's Rapid Response Team (RRT) Response to COVID-19
  - Food Innovation Team Updates
  - Member Update - Hennepin County Environmental Health

2020

2020 Minnesota Food Safety and Defense Task Force Meetings

Meeting Dates

November 19, 2020
September 15, 2020
July 20, 2020
May 19, 2020
March 5, 2020

Agendas

Minutes

November -
- Topics included:
  - Training Recommendation and Membership Vote
  - Minnesota Turkey Growers Association Presentation
  - Emerging Issues in Global Food Safety Presentation
September
- Topics included:
  - Food Innovation Team Updates & New Membership
  - Training Discussion
  - COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Survey Results
  - AFDO Virtual Audit Framework
July -
- Topics included:
  - Membership Introductions
  - Terms of Reference
  - New Era for Smarter Food Safety
  - Training Discussion
May -
- Topics included:
  - Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Food and Feed Safety Division Updates
  - Minnesota Department of Health, Food, Pools and Lodging Services Updates
  - Food Innovation Team Subcommittee Update
  - FSDTF Membership Update
March
- Topics included:
  - Rapid Response Team Face-to-Face Update
  - FSDTF Membership Update
  - AFDO Recall Workgroup
  - Conference for Food Protection
  - Food Innovation Team Year in Review Report
  - Cottage Food Producers Association

2019

2019 Minnesota Food Safety and Defense Task Force Meetings

Meeting Dates

January 15, 2019
March 19, 2019
May 21, 2019
July 16, 2019
September 16, 2019
November 12, 2019

Agendas

Minutes

January
- Topics included:
  - FDA Flexible Funding Model Grant Training Discussion
  - Task Force Member Update
  - Open Meeting Law Overview
  - Food Innovation Team Subcommittee Updates
March
- Topics included:
  - USDA-FSIS Regulatory Update
  - Task Force Member Update
  - Food Innovation Team Subcommittee Updates
  - Legislative Updates from MDA and MDH
May
- Topics included:
  - Task Force Member Update
  - Food Innovation Team Subcommittee Updates
  - Terms of Reference Review
  - Training Discussion
  - Foodborne Illness Outbreak
  - Legislative Updates from MDA and MDH
July
- Topics included:
  - Task Force Member Update
  - Food Innovation Team Subcommittee Updates
  - Training Discussion
  - Terms of Reference Discussion
September
- Topics included:
  - Task Force Member Update
  - Food Innovation Team Subcommittee Updates
  - Terms of Reference Vote
  - Food Donation - Industry and Regulatory Perspective
  - Legislative Updates from MDA
November
- Topics included:
  - Hemp and CBD Food Landscape Report
  - Cannabis and CBD Regulatory Update -FDA
  - CBD Regulatory Update - MDA
  - CBD Regulatory Update - MDH
  - Food Chemical Safety Committee IAFP Submission
  - Food Innovation Team Subcommittee Updates

2018

2018 Minnesota Food Safety and Defense Task Force Meetings

NEXT MEETING: November 13, 2018 from 1:30 - 4:30 PM in the 5th Floor Conference Room, Veterans Service Building, 20 West 12th Street, St. Paul, MN 55155

Meeting Dates

January 19, 2018
March 20, 2018
May 15, 2018
July 17, 2018
September 20, 2018
November 13, 2018

Agendas

Minutes

January
- Topics included:
  - Regulatory Updates
  - FDA Flexible Spending Model Grant
  - Food Innovation Team (FIT) Draft Governance Documents
  - FoodSHIELD Website Capabilities
  - Training Updates
  - Subcommittee Updates
March
- Topics included:
  - Microsoft PowerPoint Accessibility Check Training
  - Flexible Funding Model Grant Update
  - MN Food Code Update
  - Food Innovation Team (FIT) Governance Documents
May
- Topics included:
  - Super Bowl LII - Food Safety Focus
  - Comparison of State Regulations of Edible Cannabis Products
  - Food Systems Leadership Graduate Program
  - Global Food Safety Initiative Update
July
- Topics included:
  - Produce Safety Updates
  - Terms of Reference
  - FIT Governance
  - Bioengineered Food Overview
September
- Topics included:
  - FDA Regulatory Update
  - Foundation of Food and Ag Research Grant
  - Food Code Training Update
  - Food Innovation Team (FIT) Subcommittee
  - Member Updates - Ecolab
November
- Topics included:
  - Land O' Lakes Farmer to Farmer Program
  - Food Innovation Team (FIT) Update
  - Member Update - MDA
  - Flexible Funding Grant Discussion